乌克兰艺术家描绘普京与子弹

AS IT IS 2015-10-08 Ukrainian Artist Portrays¹ Putin with Bullets 乌克兰艺术家描绘普京与子弹

A young Ukrainian artist has created a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin with bullet casings.

The exhibit, called the “Face of War,” opened last week in Washington, D.C.

The artist is 33-year-old Daria Marchenko. She used 5,000 empty shell casings that came from the frontline of war in eastern Ukraine. Ms. Marchenko’s exhibit consists of only picture – the face of Mr. Putin.

She said she got the idea when her boyfriend brought her a handful of shells.  Those bullet shells came from the EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv.  

The artist said her work is a sign of respect to her country’s soldiers.

"The energy of this project is very dark. I mean, you cannot be cheerful while doing projects like that. But I was not able to stop it, either. This is my sign of respect for all of those Ukrainian soldiers, thanks to whom I still live in the capital of my country, Kyiv, without the war.”

Exhibit organizers used razor wire to surround the portrait. Ms. Marchenko also uses light to bring life to her portrait. As the lighting² changes, Mr. Putin’s facial expression seems to change, too. His look may go from excited to afraid to even evil.

Ms. Marchenko first presented her project to the public this summer. Since then, she has received letters from people in Algeria, the Netherlands, Syria, and Russia.

The artist said she hopes the Russian president finds out about the exhibit, and perhaps changes his own behavior.

“I think there is no dictator in the world who will tell you honestly what kind of thoughts he has when he is alone in the cold night. But I believe they can feel what kind of future is waiting for them.”

Ms. Marchenko says she hopes to have future exhibits at museums in Italy, Britain and India.

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flatter – v. to praise someone in a way that is not sincere

shell casing– n.  The container for all the other components³ that comprise a cartridge⁴.

1 portrays   

v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

3 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

4 cartridge   

n.弹壳，弹药筒；(装磁带等的)盒子

参考例句：

• Unfortunately the 2G cartridge design is very difficult to set accurately.不幸地2G弹药筒设计非常难正确地设定。
• This rifle only holds one cartridge.这支来复枪只能装一发子弹。